India vs England Highlights, 1st Test, Day 3: Play called off due to rain with England on 25/0, behind India by 70 runs

Well, once the rain got heavy, this was always on the cards. For the second day in a row, rain has forced early stumps in this Test match as play for the remainder of Day 3 has been abandoned. England 25/0, trail India by 70 runs. We were expected to have a longish day, with play stretching till 12:00 AM IST, if needed. Unfortunately, rain has the last laugh yet again. With two days left, anything can happen. So join us again tomorrow for what he hope is a shower-less day at Nottingham. Until then, CIAO.

Resumption of play at 10:15? Nope, scratch that. The rain has returned in Nottingham and it's looking pretty gloomy out there.

The rain has subsided at Nottingham and play will resume at 10:15 pm IST.

So there we have it. It's raining again and the players go off the field, with England on 25/0. It's still a drizzle and let's hope things get better.

Another edge and the ball again goes between slips and gully for a four. Shami is operating at a probing line outside off stump to the left-hander but Rory Burns is up to the challenge. England openers look determined to cut down that lead as much as possible.

Shami, coming round the wicket, gets the ball to move in, but Burns gets the bat down in time and flicks it with tremendous timing. The ball races away for four, his first boundary of the innings. England 20/0 after 9 overs.

Off the edge of the bat and the ball goes through slips and a wide gully for a four. Second boundary for Sibley and England. Siraj gets the ball to move a shade and draws Sibley into the drive.

It was a bit surprising to see Mohammed Siraj open the bowling with Jasprit Bumrah for India. But the change arrived and Mohammed Shami is steaming in. And guess what? He immediately draws an outside edge that goes to gully on one bounce.

That's the end of the second innings. England 11/0 at tea, trail India by 84 runs at the interval. Dominic Sibley batting on 5 and Rory Burns on 1. Another session that sort of belonged to India. It could have been England's but India's tail wagged to give them a decent first-innings lead of 95 runs.

Huge roar in the stadium as Dom Sibley gets off the mark after 17 balls. Siraj misses his line next ball and the batsman clips for a four. The applauds at Trent Bridge continues.

India have never lost a Test match in England on occasions they have achieved a first-innings lead of 75 runs or more. They have won four and drawn four.

Twice in two overs has Jasprit Bumrah overstepped. England 3/0 in 3 overs, two of which have come off no-balls. Testing period for Burns and Sibley as England would want these two to take them safely through to the tea interval.

Bumrah oversteps and the next ball slides down leg to allow Burns to get off the mark as he clips the ball off his pads. England 2/0 after the 1st over.

Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley have been under the pump. Burns was dismissed for a duck in the first innings. England would hope for a better start here, especially with the kind of lead India have over them. Right then, Bumrah starts for India.

Robinson gets his fifth as the final Indian wicket falls. India all out for 278, with a first-innings lead of 95 runs. More importantly, the last wicket pair of Siraj (7*) and Bumrah (28) added 33 off 26 balls. After Jadeja got out, India added 46 runs. How important would those runs prove to be? Let's find out as England get ready to begin their second innings.

This last wicket pair is filled with slogs from Siraj and some elegant shots from Bumrah, but these two have added 28 runs for the last wicket. India's lead is 91, another 9 runs and what a bonus it will be. Anderson and Robinson have four wickets each. If these two continue, one is bound to end up with a five-for.

Whoa! Where did that come from? That is a Rohit Sharma-like pull. Spots the ball early and Bumrah gives it his all. The fielder at deep deep square leg seemed interested but even a full stretched jump was not going to be enough. Flies for six. And to add to England's frustrations, the next ball goes off the edge over the top of slips for another four.

Hang on! The tail is wagging. Siraj and Bumrah have helped themselves to a couple of boundaries. Siraj pumped Robinson down the ground for a four, followed by a lovely on drive from Bumrah. Golden runs these for India, they get to 250, the lead is 80 now.

OUT! England strike with the new ball as Robinson cleans up Shami. India 248/9. Big bat between bat and pad as the ball hits the front pad and crashes onto the stumps. Great chance for the pacer to go for his fifth.

India have a lead of 58 runs. That's a decent margin to be ahead by, but can they stick around for another 30 runs maybe? England would run in with all the steam with the second new ball. India 242/8 with Shami and Bumrah batting.

OUT! Big wicket for England as Ravindra Jadeja goes for 56. Robinson gets his third to have India at 232/8. One shot too many. It was the final ball of the over, but instead of taking a single, Jadeja goes for it. Gets the edge, skies into the air and Broad completes the catch.

Ravindra Jadeja is the name. Hammers a cut shot off Ollie Robinson to get to his half-century. He realises that India don't have a strong tail so he's taken upon himself to give India as big a lead as possible. And just as we write this, he drills Robinson down the ground for the second four of the over. India 232/7.

Say hello to the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. It's James Anderson, who has just overtaken Anil Kumble's tally of 619 wickets to be placed next only to the great Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne. A true GOAT!

With three wickets, Jadeja surely isn't holding back anymore. Gets a streaky boundary as the ball flies off the edge and into the boundary. But there were no half measures on the next stroke. Outside leg and Jadeja whips the ball over third man boundary for a six. Shades of Sanath Jayasuriya in that stroke. Jadeja moves to 45, India 218/7, lead England by 35.

OUT! That's two wickets in two overs. Anderson picks up his fourth wicket as Shardul Thakur nicks to first slip. India 205/7. The ball holds its line but a lose shot from Thakur sends him back for a duck.